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Gun licences: Cop visits may be scrapped
ESSEX Police is planning to scrap home visits for people renewing their gun licences. The five-year checks could now be done by post – raising fears about who could be holding a firearm. It means firearms officers would no longer be able to assess the
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How can we sustain Big Society without funds?
DAVID Cameron’s “Big Society” has been given the thumbs down after Colchester Council was forced to hand back nearly £250,000 intended for community projects. Newly-published spending figures reveal the authority had to return £245,335 given to the borough
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End of the road for A12 patrols
AUNIQUE alliance aimed at improving one of Britain’s worst roads is to end. The A12 Alliance between Essex County Council and Essex Police has fallen victim to Government cuts. A dedicated police patrol team, the first of its type in the country, was
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Clothes shop is folding after 100 years
A FAMILY-RUN clothes shop is closing down after more than 100 years in business. Shoppers were told Aldis Fashions, High Street, Manningtree, was shutting after a closing down sale poster was placed in the window. Owner John Woods, who took over the
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Esther Rantzen chosen to give Colchester Lecture
JOURNALIST, presenter, campaigner and one-time candidate for Parliament Ester Rantzen has been unveiled as the speaker for the 2011 Colchester Lecturer. She will talk about her career ranging from presenting BBC series like That’s Life! and Childwatch
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Shocking photo shows van driver dicing with death at Essex crossing
FOOTAGE of a van driver dicing with death at an Essex level crossing has been released as part of a railway safety campaign. The motorist was captured on camera dodging the barriers at Thorrington’s level crossing as they closed. The
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Father-to-be repatriated after dying in Afghanistan
THE body of a father-to-be who was killed just weeks before his first child was due has been repatriated back to the UK. Company Sergeant Major Colin Beckett, 36, known as ‘Tom’ to his comrades, died from the blast of an improvised explosive
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Colchester Council backs down over Vineyard car park marking dispute
A MOTORIST who challenged a parking ticket claiming the space was not properly marked is celebrating after getting it overturned. Kit Thompson said the Vineyard car park in Colchester was so poorly lit he could not see the yellow cross hatch markings
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Search for young stars of the community
YOUNG people who give up their time to serve the community are in the spotlight for our Community Awards this week. Colchester Trinity Rotary Club and the Gazette have launched the first Colchester Community Awards. And there are three categories especiallly
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Retired teacher admits attempting to murder his sick wife
A RETIRED teacher who tried to murder his disabled wife after being left to care for her alone has been sent for treatment at a mental hospital. Mark Charrot, 68, of Smythies Avenue, Colchester, attacked wife Glynis with a hammer and knife
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Colchester Institute students cook way into Nestle Toque d’Or competition
YOUNG cooks from Colchester have reached the regional finals of a prestigious competition. Cookery students at Colchester Institute have beaten off rival colleges to reach the next stage of the Nestle Toque d’Or competition. In the first round, the
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Poetry in motion as comic rolls in with his prize show
POET, stand-up or actor? Not even Tim Key himself can decide who he is. “Well it depends who I’m talking to,” he says. “I like to think I’m unpigeon holeable, but I’m probably not.” Certainly, when it comes to awards, you can safely say he falls neatly
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My burlesque class, fun? Corset is
JOKINGLY labelled “stripping for the middle classes”, burlesque is one of the fastest-growing art forms in the country, with clubs and classes popping up all over the country. Colchester’s Lulu Sapphire has been running her club for the past three years
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Work begins on £500,000 Tiddlywinks pre-school spared in cuts
CHILDREN helped to start work on a £500,000 pre-school they feared might never be built. Tiddlywinks pre-school, Great Horkesley, was told funding promised for its premises would be lost due to Government cuts. But campaigners managed to gain a U-turn
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Redundancy row at Connexions youth service
A DISPUTE is raging over the redundancy payouts for Connexions staff who are losing their jobs after the youth service was scrapped. As many as 160 jobs and 12 centres are being scrapped. There is still a debate about payouts between
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Colchester Council leader signs letter criticising government cuts
THE leader of Colchester Council has joined Lib Dem colleagues across the country to condemn her government’s spending cuts. Anne Turrell was one of 88 leaders and Lib Dem group leaders at councils at town and county halls to sign an open letter accusing
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Essex cricket legend Trevor Bailey dies in fire
CRICKETING legend Trevor Bailey has died in a flat fire this morning. AN elderly woman, believed to be his wife, was rescued from the blaze in Crowstone Road, Westcliff, but nothing could be done to save her husband, a former England captain
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U's legend Cook backs search for young talent
U’S legend Micky Cook believes the club’s new youth policy could help them unearth another Lomana Tresor Lua Lua. Colchester United boss John Ward has outlined the club’s desire to look to the future, at schoolboy level. The U’s are keen to see more
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Mum says friends and family will "desperately miss" Cassie McCord
THE mum of tragic teenager Cassie McCord has paid tribute to her. On Wednesday, the 16-year-old died of her injuries sustained after being crushed by a car in Colchester's Head Street on Monday morning. Cassie, who was born in Hemel
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Henderson on target for U's reserves
Ian Henderson scored one goal and made another as Colchester United's reserves drew 2-2 with Stevenage in the totesport.com Combination League last night. Conor Powell also scored as Richard Hall's second string U's side shared the spoils, at Park Drive
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Dragons and Rovers bosses give their reactions to derby stalemate
Wivenhoe Town boss Mo Osman felt his team paid the price for the sending off of Peter Sansford in their Ridgeons League premier division clash at Stanway Rovers. The Dragons had been leading 1-0 through a Tom Cutts goal when Sansford was given his marching
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Nothing to separate rivals in derby clash
There was nothing to separate Stanway Rovers and Wivenhoe Town as their Ridgeons League premier division derby clash ended in a 1-1 draw at the Hawthorns. This feisty encounter had much that one would expect from a meeting of local rivals, apart from